a 3-cent nickel and more

[McCDig]

Made it this week to Druid Hill in Baltimore City twice. On Tuesday I did not find much but did get a 1927 merc from a trashy area underneath a tree.

Back there on Friday, I tried under the same tree and came up empty, so I gridded a hillside and ended up with five keepers:
a 3-cent nickel, flat button, .50 cal round ball (weighed at 212 grains), a no-date Buff, and a 1900 Barber dime.
The 3-cent nickel has a very fragile surface. Not much can be done to improve detail but you can make out the '1 8' in the date on the obverse and it is a figure facing left and the faint portion of Roman numeral 'III' on the reverse surrounded by a wreath. These are rare to find.
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[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Great hunt! I’ve had some luck with cider vinegar and 3 Cent nickels and very mild scotch brite pad. I tend to be more aggressive with cleaning on toasty coins (figure I can’t make them worse and value is small). Drop n straight vinegar 10 seconds at a time, saturate pad with vinegar scrub, repeat until details and silvery appearance, then water bath and bit of olive oil to stop reaction. Congrats

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on some nice finds,,

 

[McCDig]

Thanks for the recipe and encouragement. I will be using the coin on our Club's competition board at our January meeting. Perhaps after that I will try this method and see what comes of it.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks ATW. This hillside has some potential, obviously. Great to see see silver again.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JeffInMass]

Sweet finds! Still looking for my first 3-center of any kind after nearly 30 years..

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Randy. The iron nails will drive you crazy. I figure if I'm not digging some iron nails I may be passing up good targets.